Ugh..It's my mother

That's what I say when my phone rings its special ring. It's two shrill, fast rings. I don't mind hearing it after Amazing Race or during the commercials of The Apprentice, but any other time, it's a noise I don't like hearing.
I'll have to do the conversation thing because this is getting too jumbled. Hold please.

Mommie-Hi, what does Ed want for Christmas?
Me-Anything Ravens, Lord of the Rings stuff, anything camping or outdoorsy or Harley anything.
Mommie-OK.
Me-Do you want to hear my list?
Mommie-Ok.
Me-(I rambled off 6 or 7 things that I could think of in that instant)
Mommie-Well, I already got your gift.
Me-Oh. Well talk to you later. Love you. Bye.
Mommie-Bye. Love you.

Last night I called her telling her that Amazing Race was on at 8 instead of 9 because of the Kennedy Center Honors. She said that was cool, and asked what I wanted for Christmas. Hold please.

Me (frustrated)-I thought you already had my gift! I can't think of anything that I want now, and besides it's 4 days until Christmas, you aren't going to get me anything.
Mommie-Well, I just found out that your one gift won't be in until Jan. 21. I couldn't believe they told me that when I called yesterday.
Me-I'm just going to have to call you back. I had a small list but I gave it to Joyce (my sis). I don't know what I want.
Mommie-Ok, but you know I'm not shopping.
Me-Talk to you later. Bye.
Mommie-Ok, bye.

Unbelievable. I'm not going to be a whiny brat, because I really don't even care about presents that much. I'm fine with what I have and if I want something else, I'll just go get it, but why does my mother have to be so ridiculous about the whole thing? I bought my house in 2001. To this day I still have not gotten a housewarming gift, yet my sisters get their houses and my mom is making curtains, buying them all sorts of decorations etc...Then she wonders why I don't want her to come visit (my house is not spotless, sorry). I don't want her to come visit because she'll just pick on me, my house and my dog and I'd rather her stay home than pick on me in my own house.

Um..I've gone off on a tangent, but my mom is just weird. I love her to death but I think menopause is making her Strange with a capital S. hee hee.